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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1906
Page
16
Dec 25 a Christmas prayer from Bishop Potter invoking blessing on homes and families. The sermon calls for unity, faith, temperance, and charity, asking God to knit spouses and children together and to turn hearts toward one another in brotherly love.
Albany Ga Dec 25 a gang of counterfeiters have operated in Albany for several days. They passed two worthless twenty dollar bills one to C H McCarthy a colored saloon keeper and the other to a boy selling fireworks on Broad street. No arrests have been made yet. Police are vigilantly pursuing the culprits.
Victoria B C December 25 A drifting mine believed to be from Russia’s coast guard or a harbor defense device washed ashore on the northwest coast of Ja jit and exploded during inspection by natives, killing ten villagers.
Reported in a wartime note the Eighty first infantry officer Obruckert, linked to a revolutionary faction, was killed by an assassin on his estate near Lubow Poland. The narrative mentions a court martial and a fatal shooting with limited readable detail.
A Japan report on seal poaching blames both parties and criticizes lax regulations that failed to protect the magical seals. The document, released in Tokyo, cites policy gaps and calls for stricter enforcement to safeguard marine mammals.
Special to The Georgian Mineral Bluff Ga Dec 25 Harvey Magness about 50 a quiet hard working man shot himself in his own home two miles north of Mineral Bluff at about five o’clock yesterday morning His wife and children were in another room when they heard the pistol report and found him dead No reason given for the act.
Tickets on sale December 20 to 25 30 31 and January 1 for round trips at one and one third first class fare plus 25 cents for routes south of the Ohio and Potomac and east of the Mississippi. Final limit January 7 1907. Information from A G Jackson Augusta Ga and G McMillin. Also notes Bishop Galloway’s health recovery in Tampa Florida with plans to stay until spring.
Deland Florida reports a deep freeze damaging nearly half of this year’s orange crop. The loss is tied to a statewide cold spell that spared few groves, though tree damage remains slight.
Special to The Georgian Meridian Miss December 25 reports say state militia Batteries I and Company D are ordered to Wahalak to quell race unrest after a train incident on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. A clash left a white man dead and two others wounded, with Spencer at large after wounding a constable as a posse pursues him.
A promotional note invites gifting a scholarship at Draughon’s Practical Business College in Atlanta at 122 Peachtree Street as a durable Christmas present. It claims the school chain spans 2% colleges across sixteen states, describing it as the longest and strongest in the world, established seventeen years ago.
Mrs Jessie L Bekle wife of J L Bekle died at her home 172 South Forsyth street Monday at 10 AM Funeral services are planned for Wednesday with interment in Hollywood cemetery.
A Peachtree streetcar scene unfolds with a quarrel over a dropped quarter and a tense exchange. A woman clings to her dignity amid suspicion as the conductor returns money and bundles, and a final twist reveals a lemon as the prize of a supposed payback.
Antanas A. Jools, 8 years old? No. he is named as Chicago figurehead of the Scientific Novelty Manufacturing Co, accused of obtaining $50,000 by false pretenses and a confidence game. He allegedly ran multiple stock schemes via decoy letters from an office in Philadelphia while dodging arrests in New York.
A morning blaze in Williamson West Virginia started at 3 o'clock in the local bakery and spread to the Odd Fellows' building housing the city post office and Randolph & Co's jewelry store. The entire Odd Fellows block was burned, with losses estimated at $100,000.
Savannah lumbermen warn they will sue local railways if freight conditions are not promptly remedied. They plan to challenge the railways as common carriers and seek action against contracts and charters tied to congestion and delayed service.
New York December 25 Mrs Edward Kelly aged 50 suffocated and her body badly burned in a fire that gutted the fourth floor apartment at 135 West Sixtieth Street shortly after 3 am. The wife had risen for mass while husband slept. Firemen found her body in the kitchen after all flames were extinguished.
Goldfield Nevada Nov 25 Nearly all the mines are shut pending a strike settlement. Many miners seek work in the diamond field area while others do assessment work. The miners union meets tonight and a conference with operators follows Wednesday. Governor Sparks visited Sunday to hear both sides but refuses to intervene unless summoned. The town is not deserted.
Norfolk Virginia December 25 four lives were lost in a fire that destroyed two homes in Princess Anne county Mis Samuel Pyner with her child and Mrs Grimsted and her illegitimate daughter were burned to death in the flames Christmas Matinee at Star The Star theater announces a bright matinee and much crowd draw with new features and comfort for patrons including heating and courteous service
Liverpool December 25 The Rev Chas Aked has written to John D Rockefeller accepting the pulpit offer at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church New York He will receive ten thousand yen and residence at the church pending formal acceptance in New York Aked is expected to face criticism for leaving Ply Chapel for a wealthier New York church.
Holiday excursion fares set at fare and one third plus 25 cents. Tickets on sale December 20 to 23 inclusive, December 30 and 31, 1806, and January 1, 1907, with final limit January 7, 1907. Apply to W H District Passengers Agent for details.
Mrs Polly Brown aged 96 died at her daughter Mrs R B Johnsons home at 157 ae street Monday morning at 9 oclock Funeral services will be held there Wednesday morning at 10 oclock Interment will be in Hollywood cemetery
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